Table 2: Study withdrawals.

Withdrawal reasons

Policosanol (n = 200)

 

Placebo (n = 200)

 

 

n

%

n

%

Unwillingness to follow-up

1

0.5

0

0

Protocol violation

4

2

2

1

Travels abroad

2

1

7

3.5

Total of study withdrawals

7

3.5

9

4.5

N number of cases

All comparisons were not-significant (χ2 test)

Protocol violations were due to intake of antihypertensive drugs